Port Arthur Independent School District's Washington, pictured, and Adams Elementary Schools have the highest cost per square foot in of any other school inTexas. The District said the high cost originates from hurricane proofing and special items like fencing.
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Port Arthur Independent School District's Washington, pictured, and Adams Elementary Schools have the highest cost per square foot in of any other school inTexas. The District said the high cost originates from hurricane proofing and special items like fencing.
Photo taken Guiseppe Barranco
Guiseppe Barranco/@spotnewsshooter
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Port Arthur I.S.D. hosted an open house for the new Booker T. Washington elementary magnet school in West Port Arthur on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
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Port Arthur I.S.D. hosted an open house for the new Booker T....

PAISD's Staff Sgt. Lucien Adams Elementary School is being built with bond money on Ninth Avenue in Port Arthur near the Memorial High School campus. Changes being considered by administrators would not affect elementary schools. Pete Churton/The Enterprise
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